MeowPrince Posted December 12, 2013 Posted December 12, 2013 Enelym - in your reply on 5 dec, chateau de chillon must be the castle referred to in Lord Byron's poem tiled "The Prisoner of Chillon". Right? It is one and the same. But if you do go there, don't bother paying to enter the chateau, its pretty empty. Quote Instagram @the_meowprince
MeowPrince Posted December 12, 2013 Posted December 12, 2013 Mmmm... a food shot (from Sens, a restaurant in Avignon recommended on several travel guides)Its a cold soup on a cold night.... The charming little eglise (church) at St Paul du Vence St Tropez Nimes And Enelym, yes, those two pics are from Mont St Michel, the first of the Abbey's hall and the latter of the cloister. Kars and Phil 2 Quote Instagram @the_meowprince
MeowPrince Posted December 12, 2013 Posted December 12, 2013 One more of the bullfighting arena and statue Phil 1 Quote Instagram @the_meowprince
whoiam Posted December 12, 2013 Posted December 12, 2013 (edited) @ Sungei Buloh Edited December 12, 2013 by whoiam guitar18070 1 Quote
Enelym1978 Posted December 13, 2013 Posted December 13, 2013 OMG is that crocodile one of those salt water ones that the news were talking about..... looks scary haha Quote
guitar18070 Posted December 13, 2013 Posted December 13, 2013 Something to share from my recent trip to kyoto...not sure if it is up to standard...feel free to comment. Quote
MeowPrince Posted December 13, 2013 Posted December 13, 2013 Somewhere off the coast of French Provence.... ryumonsg, ricky and Phil 3 Quote Instagram @the_meowprince
Phil Posted December 13, 2013 Posted December 13, 2013 Somewhere off the coast of French Provence....Var or Alpes Maritimes?Better weather and better light than in North,isn't it?Nice pics... Quote
whoiam Posted December 13, 2013 Posted December 13, 2013 OMG is that crocodile one of those salt water ones that the news were talking about..... looks scary hahaYes. That day I saw 2. After a while the crocodile went into the water, only his eyes above the water, typical crocodile style : D Just us two Quote
MeowPrince Posted December 13, 2013 Posted December 13, 2013 Var or Alpes Maritimes?Better weather and better light than in North,isn't it?Nice pics...That's Cassis. Quote Instagram @the_meowprince
Phil Posted December 13, 2013 Posted December 13, 2013 That's Cassis. Thanks. I never went there, i think...You could write a travel guide for France! Quote
MeowPrince Posted December 14, 2013 Posted December 14, 2013 Thanks. I never went there, i think...You could write a travel guide for France!LOL Phil that's too much to ask of me, I cannot! Here's some other place though.... whoiam and Phil 2 Quote Instagram @the_meowprince
MeowPrince Posted December 14, 2013 Posted December 14, 2013 A very normal postcard shot for Phil And more of the insides of Mont St Michel Phil 1 Quote Instagram @the_meowprince
Phil Posted December 14, 2013 Posted December 14, 2013 Thanks for the postcard, MP!Nice pics, and the Alps are refreshing... Quote
whoiam Posted December 14, 2013 Posted December 14, 2013 LOL Phil that's too much to ask of me, I cannot! Here's some other place though.... Wow! My jaw dropped for this! Quote
whoiam Posted December 14, 2013 Posted December 14, 2013 To guitar18070: I'm also a newbie (1 yr +) so don't have much knowledge in photography yet. But if I can give my thoughts, I think your photos are sharp, but they lack the main object, or the main object does not stand out from the surroundings. Among your photos I like this one below:Something to share from my recent trip to kyoto...not sure if it is up to standard...feel free to comment. I struggled with my camera too for the first 6 months. But the more I went out and shoot, my skill improved, at least that's how I feel. Photography needs passion and effort in order to improve, or sustain. Happy shooting : ) Btw, what camera and lens you use? Quote
guitar18070 Posted December 14, 2013 Posted December 14, 2013 Hi whoiam,Thanks for the tips...trying to improve my skills for quite some time...but dunno what's the problem.I have 1 basic dslr (too bulky for me,haha) and 1 dummy camera(cannon powershot)... The pics I took using the dummy camera....haha..I only get to practise it when I m traveling....else,hardly touch my camera...tats why I am joining this chatroom to find out more... It's nice to see so many beautiful pics here. Quote
MeowPrince Posted December 14, 2013 Posted December 14, 2013 Wow! My jaw dropped for this!Oh. How come? It was bloody damned cold for sure.... minus 14 degrees Celsius.... Thanks for the tips...trying to improve my skills for quite some time...but dunno what's the problem.I have 1 basic dslr (too bulky for me,haha) and 1 dummy camera(cannon powershot)... The pics I took using the dummy camera....haha..I only get to practise it when I m traveling....else,hardly touch my camera...tats why I am joining this chatroom to find out more... It's nice to see so many beautiful pics here.Its not the camera. Its how you use it or not. Too often people think of all the fancy new-fangled tech and gear that is what makes a great picture. It isn't. Ansel Adams never had the latest Nikon or Canon or Sony, but his photos are still beautiful to this day. There are a lot of great pictures out there, understanding (not just knowing) what makes them work, and learning to make your own pictures work, that is what will make more beautiful pictures. And it is NOT PhotoShop either. Quote Instagram @the_meowprince
guitar18070 Posted December 16, 2013 Posted December 16, 2013 HEy Meow, Agreed with your points. I have friends who use bought the "Transformer" camera, with one full bag of detachable lens...etc but the photos are so so only....Probably he lacked the eye of composition? I think I feel more accomplished if I can use an ordinary cam to take great pics Quote
MeowPrince Posted December 17, 2013 Posted December 17, 2013 More from my backlog.... Parisian sights Spain's most famous Roman Aqueduct... Phil 1 Quote Instagram @the_meowprince
Phil Posted December 17, 2013 Posted December 17, 2013 Nice pics, MP!Where is the park of the pic down left? Quote
MeowPrince Posted December 17, 2013 Posted December 17, 2013 Nice pics, MP!Where is the park of the pic down left?Its just 150m from the Obelisk in the lower-centre. Quote Instagram @the_meowprince
Phil Posted December 17, 2013 Posted December 17, 2013 Its just 150m from the Obelisk in the lower-centre. Oh, contre-allées in the lower part of Champs Elysées?Thanks, MP!AndI had never seen Invalides like that... :clap: Quote
MeowPrince Posted December 17, 2013 Posted December 17, 2013 Oh, contre-allées in the lower part of Champs Elysées?Thanks, MP!AndI had never seen Invalides like that... :clap:Yup. Quote Instagram @the_meowprince
MeowPrince Posted December 19, 2013 Posted December 19, 2013 Ahhh, Valencia and the Hemispheric.Kitsune, when did you visit? When I was there, I suffered severe winds, and a mere 20mins was agony for shooting. Meanwhile, more French pics from my backlog.... Aha, anyone care to try ID these spots? Heheh... Phil 1 Quote Instagram @the_meowprince
Enelym1978 Posted December 19, 2013 Posted December 19, 2013 Wow not easy lol. Must be south of France lah..... Nimes arena? Can't be Orange as that one is in ruins lol. But then that village shot looks too small for Nimes Quote
MeowPrince Posted December 19, 2013 Posted December 19, 2013 Nope, Enelym, not Nimes. Nimes' bullfighting arena is different too, and undergoing "restoration", so I could not have gotten in to shoot. And here are a few from Valencia, Spain. And some flamenco shots at long range Phil and Jekyll@hyde 2 Quote Instagram @the_meowprince
Phil Posted December 19, 2013 Posted December 19, 2013 Could it be Arles? But honestly, I'm not sure at all...Anyway, nice to see the pics! :clap: Quote
MeowPrince Posted December 19, 2013 Posted December 19, 2013 Gosh, Phil you are absolutely right! The lower two pics are from Arles. Quote Instagram @the_meowprince
Phil Posted December 19, 2013 Posted December 19, 2013 Gosh, Phil you are absolutely right! The lower two pics are from Arles. I was just lucky, MP.I have not been there for... many years! And I did not go inside the Arènes.You know France better than I do... Quote
MeowPrince Posted December 19, 2013 Posted December 19, 2013 (edited) I was just lucky, MP.I have not been there for... many years! And I did not go inside the Arènes.You know France better than I do... Oh no, I hardly know France.... other than visiting those touristy spots. Anyway the two above the Arles pics are from Pont Du Gard. * added :- Here's more of Nimes for Enelym and Phil and everyone And other places (wanna try again?.... 3 different locations) Edited December 19, 2013 by MeowPrince ryumonsg and Phil 2 Quote Instagram @the_meowprince
kitsune Posted December 19, 2013 Posted December 19, 2013 Ahhh, Valencia and the Hemispheric.Kitsune, when did you visit? When I was there, I suffered severe winds, and a mere 20mins was agony for shooting. Hello MeowPrince, I think during winter time the weather is more harsh... I was there around early November and it was rather cooling, but it will get rainy when it comes to winter... I was lucky being there at the right time. Really enjoy seeing your pictures and unfortunately I can only recognise just 1 or 2 places... Quote
Phil Posted December 19, 2013 Posted December 19, 2013 Oh no, I hardly know France.... other than visiting those touristy spots. Anyway the two above the Arles pics are from Pont Du Gard. * added :- Here's more of Nimes for Enelym and Phil and everyone And other places (wanna try again?.... 3 different locations) The Van Gogh café is certainly in Arles.The cat... could be everywhere The steps in the sand... too! Saint Tropez? Toulon? Tahiti? Sahara? Dubai?... Thebridge, I really don't know; maybe the East entrance of Toulon? Quote
MeowPrince Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 Kitsune, haha, you were probably there a few days before me. I got caught by the dumb marathon in Valencia. Phil, the cat was from a corner of Cassis. The footsteps and the bridge from St Maximes, a nuisance detour IMO was a waste of time. More pics! Quote Instagram @the_meowprince
Enelym1978 Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 Geeze, so difficult lol Setes? Avignon? Quote
Phil Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 Too difficult indeed! Top left: somewhere in Provence?Top and bottom right: the river looks like the Loire, but where?...Bottom left: I don't know this castle, but the sky does not look like a South East one. Quote
MeowPrince Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 Oooo.... Top left was Les Baux de Provence, top right and lower left the views from the Pope Palace in Avignon, and the lower right, Pont Benezet. The toughies are below... (though I suspect most will be able to pinpoint the left 2....) Heheh.... Quote Instagram @the_meowprince
Phil Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 Top left: Nice, place Masséna.Bottom left: Monte Carlo.For the right 2: Enelym, any idea? Quote
MeowPrince Posted December 21, 2013 Posted December 21, 2013 So far so good, Phil. The top right is that coastal fishing/oyster town I had to go to - CancaleThe lower right was the river Loire between Onzain/Chaumont. Here's some other random pics from the trip... And some from my first day in SpainIKR, the lower-left is a rather amusing building... *ahem* Phil 1 Quote Instagram @the_meowprince
Enelym1978 Posted December 21, 2013 Posted December 21, 2013 The ever never ending renovation works of the Sagrada Familia... haha Quote
MeowPrince Posted December 21, 2013 Posted December 21, 2013 Hehe, some pics from within and without the Santa Maria de Monserrat...Wait... the last pic is... the Black Virgin! Phil 1 Quote Instagram @the_meowprince
Phil Posted December 21, 2013 Posted December 21, 2013 Nice pics, MP!About Paris ones, isn't the "typically rainy" one avenue de Choisy or d'Ivry or something like that in 13th arrondissement?And I agree, the strange Spanish building in Barcelona looks like...Even the coït tower in SF is less suggestive! Quote
MeowPrince Posted December 22, 2013 Posted December 22, 2013 A last-minute snap whilst waiting for satay and bbq chicken.Thank goodness I brought along my camera and tripod on a whim Phil 1 Quote Instagram @the_meowprince
MeowPrince Posted December 22, 2013 Posted December 22, 2013 Ok, back to clearing my backlog, another handful of pics (all France now) Phil 1 Quote Instagram @the_meowprince
MeowPrince Posted December 23, 2013 Posted December 23, 2013 Riviera? Saint-Tropez?Nice ships!St Tropez and Cannes both. Quote Instagram @the_meowprince
Phil Posted December 23, 2013 Posted December 23, 2013 St Tropez and Cannes both. Thanks, MP.Wow, going to posh places!And where did you shoot the sunset pic "waiting for satay"?Merry Christmas! Quote
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